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For live, brief weekly updates of county news, tune in Wednesdays to the Zia Country Morning Show at approximately 7:15 a.m. at 99.5 on your dial, and on Magic 105 at approximately 7:50 a.m., and on Your Morning Show at approximately 8:15 a.m. on KVLC, 101-Gold. On Thursday mornings, you can tune in to the KGRT Morning Country Show at approximately 7:15 a.m., then on KSNM 98.7 from about 8:25-8:33, and finally on HOT 103.1's Morning Show (approx. 8:10-8:15.

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Doña Ana County Manager Fernando Macias was among seven speakers from Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico border counties who addressed congressional staff April 11 and 12 in Washington, D.C. to seek additional funding for infrastructure development.

Doña Ana County Assessor Emma Johnson Ortiz has announced that her office is now accepting certificates from disabled veterans who qualify for 100 percent property tax relief under House Bill 90, which passed the 2000 New Mexico Legislature and was signed by the governor.

A Tuesday evening disturbance in the Medical Unit of the Doña Ana County Detention Center was quickly controlled by the staff, but not before convicted murderer Jesse Avalos caused about $5,000 in damage to reinforced glass windows in the restricted-access area.

Doña Ana County will not schedule any building inspections on April 25 or April 26, 2000, to allow the staff of the building inspections division of the Community Development Department to attend a training seminar.

With about 75 regional, state and local dignitaries in attendance, Doña Ana County broke ground Wednesday, March 1, 2000, on the site of the new 50-bed Juvenile Detention Facility at 1850 Copper Loop in Las Cruces.